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Title: Harry M. Warner scrapbooks
Date (inclusive): 1907-1938
Collection number: 1724
Creator:
Warner, Harry M.
Extent:
15 linear feet of papers.
Repository:
Margaret Herrick Library. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Languages:
English
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Harry M. Warner scrapbooks, Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Gift of Betty Warner Sheinbaum, 2007 and 2013; gift of Cass Warner, 2015
Harry Morris Warner was a Polish-born American studio executive active in film from 1903 to 1958. His
early career was in exhibition and distribution and he is best known as one of the founders of Warner
Bros. studio, serving as company president until 1956. His brothers were Albert, Sam, and Jack Warner.
Collection Scope and Content Summary
The Harry M. Warner scrapbooks span the years 1907-1938 and encompass 15 linear feet. The scrapbooks
were received as loose leaves as they had been dismantled prior to donation. There are more than 100
individual pages. Largely comprised of photographs, many inscribed, there are also clippings and some
ephemera. The pages have been arranged into thematically-appropriate groups and assigned consecutive
numbers. Additional scrapbooks document the 1927 death of Samuel L. Warner and a 1937 visit to Europe by
Mr. and Mrs. Harry M. Warner. There is also a small amount of material related to the 1934 death and
memorial service of Mrs. Pearl Leah Warner (Mrs. Benjamin Warner, mother of the Warner Bros.).
Arrangement
Arranged in the following series: 1. Scrapbooks.
executives